Testimonials

We love hearing people talk about how much they love Camp Hardtner!

“This place is the best. It’s my home away from home. I have another family here. Everyone is so accepting and loving. I would stay here forever.” Mary P

“The friends that I made here became a second family, and the camp itself became a second home.” Mary M

“From 1977 to 1980 I attended Hardtner as a camper and from 1981 to 1986, off-and-on, I served as a counselor. Hardtner was a life-transforming experience for me. It was through my experiences there that I began to discern my call to ordained ministry. My times there were some of the happiest I’ve had.” Rocky R

“From being a camper to a camp counselor, these were some of the happiest moments of my life.” Jordan M

“My heart is truly at home at Camp Hardtner! Take me home, 165.” Sara L

“This place is my home away from home. These people are my second family and are so accepting and loving. I wouldn’t want to go to camp anywhere else.” Emilia C

“Seeing Christ in people is so easy here!” Steve K

“Second ONLY to the love and guidance of my own family… I consider my experiences at Camp Hardtner, as a camper during my youth, four years on the permanent staff while in college, and now as an alumni, to be the most important, formative, and meaningful experiences of my entire life.” Adam C